Recall Register

1987 Ford Econoline: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1987 Ford Econoline. The newest campaign is 87V144000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Sep 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control. NHTSA has 15 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 87V144000, in the NHTSA record

Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 3,804,250 units in total.

  • 87V144000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
  • 87V139000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 87V113000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
  • 87V111000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

  1. 87V144000Received . 188,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicles are subject to excessive underhood temperatures and fuel system pressures in severe duty applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This creates potential for fuel expulsion from the fuelfiller pipe which in the presence of an ignition source, could result in afire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 87V139000Received . 3,600,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spring lock fuel line coupling may not be properly engaged.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Coupling could disengage due to fuel pressure,vibration, and engine movements; this would cause loss of fuel which, inpresence of an ignition source, creates a fire risk.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install retainer clips over the couplings to prevent coupling separation and fuel leakage.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 87V113000Received . 16,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Expulsion of fuel due to overpressurization.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel or fuel vapors in the presence of an ignitionsource can cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Modification of the base fuel venting and emission control system to reduce operating temperatures and fuel system pressures.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  4. 87V111000Received . 250 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leak at the top of the front fuel tank in the area of the vapor valve grommet. Grommet may split due to compressive load when installed in the fuel tank.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel may leak from vapor valve and become the source offuel for a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Installation of a newly designed vapor valve grommet.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

15 complaints, 19 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1987 Ford Econoline: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Vehicle Speed Control3
Electrical System2
Power Train1
Seats1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Parking Brake1
Visibility1
Steering1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Oct 2003

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1987 Ford Econoline, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19671
  2. 19693
  3. 19711
  4. 19721
  5. 19751
  6. 19761
  7. 19772
  8. 19781
  9. 19797
  10. 19803
  11. 19811
  12. 19822
  13. 19835
  14. 19846
  15. 19855
  16. 19865
  17. 19874
  18. 19880
  19. 19892
  20. 19904
  21. 19913
  22. 19923
  23. 19933
  24. 19944
  25. 19954
  26. 19963
  27. 19972
  28. 19982
  29. 19995
  30. 20003
  31. 20013
  32. 20022
  33. 20032
  34. 20052
  35. 20062
  36. 20072
  37. 20091
  38. 20101
  39. 20111
  40. 20121
  41. 20131
  42. 20141
  43. 20151
  44. 20161
  45. 20171
  46. 20182
  47. 20192
  48. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1987 Ford Econoline: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/econoline/1987/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Ford Econoline?
3,804,250 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Econoline have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 58 recall campaigns for the Ford Econoline, model years 1967 to 2026. 4 of them name the 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Ford Econoline name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 of 19 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Ford Econoline open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.